Question

The statement below was made by President Truman in the late 1940s: "It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation [conquest] by armed minorities or by outside pressures." This statement was made in respond to which of the following?A) Soviet efforts to create communist governments in Eastern Europe after WW11.
B) Efforts of South American nations to establish independent governments during the Cold War.
C) The nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
D) The failure of the United States to resolve conflict efforts.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Soviet efforts to create communist governments in Eastern Europe after WWII.

Explanation:

In 1947, after Britain´s announcement that it would stop aiding the Greek government to fight a communist insurgency,  the Truman administration stepped in and said it would provide assistance to Greece and Turkey, which was also facing a communist threat. Since that moment on, the USA would oppose Soviet Union´s efforts to support communist movements in Europe by providing economic, military and  diplomatic assistance to countries under threat.